Single_Source_Determination_140R4024P0008_1.pdf

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WBR 1413.106-1 Template 1 eFile - B02

(11/2020)

DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM A SINGLE SOURCE

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).

Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii), when a single source is identified to provide a portion of the purchase as a Brand-Name, the documentation in paragraph 3 must state that this determination is only for a portion of the requirement.

1. Agency and Contracting Activity. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 7 – Upper Colorado River Basin

2. Name and Address of Single Source. Warm Springs Irrigation and Power Company, 66 West Main Street, Goshen, UT 84633

3. Description of Supplies/Services and Estimated Cost. The Utah Reclamation Mitigation Commission (URMCC) requires water for lands administered by URMCC. Warm Springs Irrigation and Power Company owns the water on these lands. URMCC has 105.315 water shares, and a fee is issued each year to ensure delivery of water shares to URMCC. Warm Springs Irrigation and Power Company has increased the 2023 fee to conduct maintenance and improve ditch quality through the Goshen Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area to ensure the water can be delivered. Under this contract, URMCC will pay the required water shares to Warm Springs Irrigation and Power Company. The period of performance is date of award through December 31, 2023. The estimated value of the procurement is $18,430.12.

4. Description of Circumstances, including why only one source is reasonably available.

IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because only Warm Springs Irrigation and Power Company owns and can distribute the water on the lands that URMCC administers. No other sources can provide the water.

5. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Price.

The price will be determined fair and reasonable based upon comparison of quoted costs/prices with costs/prices for similar services/historical prices paid, technical evaluations, and comparison of quoted costs/prices with current price lists for the same or similar items.

6. Description of Market Research. A notice of intent to award a sole source contract was posted to SAM.gov on July 20, 2023. The intent stated that all responsible sources that feel they should be qualified to provide the services may submit a response to the notice by August 4, 2023. No responses were received.

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WBR 1413.106-1 Template 1 eFile - B02

(11/2020)

SIGNATURES

PREPARED BY:

Name: Ryan Taylor

Date: 9/14/2023

CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) (FAR 13.106-1(b)):(All Values)

Name:

Date:

X

X

RYAN

TAYLOR

Digitally signed by RYAN TAYLOR Date: 2023.09.14 11:11:17 -06'00'

BRANDI

CLARK

Digitally signed by BRANDI CLARK Date: 2023.09.14 11:15:09 -06'00'